Dinus de Rossonis
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Dinus de Rossonis or Mugellanus was an Italian
jurist
of the late 13th century.
He studied civil law
at Bologna University up until 1278 before teaching law at Pistoia
(1279–1284) and Bologna (1284–96), where he taught Cino da Pistoia
and where he is recorded in 1289 as the first civil law teacher to draw a salary.
In 1296 he appears to have joined the clergy and his wife a nunnery. In Rome
, he taught at the papal school. He may have helped prepare the Liber Sextus, Pope Boniface VII's third volume of the Canon Code, which he later wrote a commentary on. He is last recorded in Bologna in 1298.
Italy
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jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
of the late 13th century.
He studied civil law
Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman law and whose primary feature is that laws are codified into collections, as compared to common law systems that gives great precedential weight to common law on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different...
at Bologna University up until 1278 before teaching law at Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
(1279–1284) and Bologna (1284–96), where he taught Cino da Pistoia
Cino da Pistoia
Cino da Pistoia was an Italian jurist and poet.He was born in Pistoia, Tuscany. His full name was Guittoncino dei Sinibaldi de Candia Pistoia or, Latinised as Cinus de Sighibuldis, his father was from a noble man from the House of Sinibaldi and his mother a noble lady of the House of Candia Pistoia...
and where he is recorded in 1289 as the first civil law teacher to draw a salary.
In 1296 he appears to have joined the clergy and his wife a nunnery. In Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he taught at the papal school. He may have helped prepare the Liber Sextus, Pope Boniface VII's third volume of the Canon Code, which he later wrote a commentary on. He is last recorded in Bologna in 1298.